(1 of )Firefighters mop up after a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(2 of )Steam rises from Santa Rosa Firefighter Steve Dalporto as he changes air tanks on his breathing apparatus after battling a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(4 of )Santa Rosa Firefighter Jim Ritchie, right, Engineer Jeff Kelly, and Captain Giulie Miller extinguish lingering flames on a building that was consumed during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(5 of )Santa Rosa Firefighter Jim Ritchie and Engineer Jeff Kelly put out lingering flames on a building that was consumed during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(7 of )Firefighters overhaul a building after putting out its fire while the adjacent two-story building burns to the ground during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(9 of )Firefighters respond to a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(10 of )Firefighters pull hose into a fenced area to attack a fire on an adjacent building during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(11 of )Firefighters move in amid streams of water to battle a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(12 of )Firefighters pull hose through a gate to extinguish a fire on an adjacent building during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(14 of )A firefighter waves in additional resources as they battle a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(15 of )A Santa Rosa Firefighter sprays water on a fully involved two-story building during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

(16 of )Flaming ashes rain down during a three-alarm structure fire on Ward Road in Santa Rosa, Calif., on December 12, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)